1. Despite her parents’ complaints, she decided 10.

Each plan has ______ merit

to live by ______ in Manila. A. it C. it’s
A. her C. oneself B. its D. their
B. herself D. himself
For numbers 11-15, select the most
2. If you happen to see Adolfo this Friday, please appropriate word to complete each sentence.
give ______ my warmest regards.
A. her C. it 11. Igor’s nipa hut was destroyed ______ by the
B. him D. them typhoon Peping.
A. altogether C. altogether
3. I can never understand ______ when Rita B. all together D. at all
speaks Spanish with ______.
A. her, me C. her, them 12. The battered wife is seeking _____ separation
B. him, me D. him, her from her husband.
A. judiciary C. judicious
4. Cheaters should be ashamed of ______. B. judicial D. jurisdical
A. himself C. themselves
B. him D. them 13. The ______ of the story is not to count your
eggs until they are hatched.
5. Nene was worried about the children, so she A. moral C. moralism
told ______ husband not to accept the job B. morale D. morality
offer.
A. his C. their 14. The ancient people made a ______ that the
B. her D. my end of the world is near.
A. prophecy C. prophet
6. Anna and I met a friend of ______ at B. prophesy D. prophetic
Robinson’s yesterday.
A. ours C. ourselves 15. ______ wiring is the cause of the sudden
B. us D. them blackout.
A. Lose C. Losing
7. I can’t find ______ ballpen. Can I use ______, B. Lost D. Loose
Tristan?
A. my, yours C. your, yours For numbers 16-20, select the word which
B. mine, your D. yours, mine means the SAME as the underlined word in the
sentence.
8. I hurt ______ when I was slicing the onions. 16. Your findings are impertinent to the results of
A. me C. you this investigation.
B. myself D. my A. malicious C. important
B. violent D.irrelevant
9. This condominium is too expensive for _____.
You know we can’t pay such a high monthly
rent.
A. us C. them
B. we D. we
17. Several elements must be transmuted to see 26. Neither parent _______ fond of playing cards.
the real implications of this event. A. is C. am
A. surpassed C. changed B. are D. were
B. estimated D. summed
27. Some of my friends ______ here.
18. You should be ashamed of yourself for having A. are C. will
such carnal desires. B. was D. am
A. spiritual C. worldly
B. bold D. guilty 28. Many a man ______ to be rich and famous.
A. desire C. is desiring
19. The president showed great aplomb while B. desires D. desiring
dealing with the reporters.
A. agitation C. composure 29. The pair of scissors ______ on the table.
B. nervousness D.perturbation A. was left C. was leaving
B. were left D. is leaving
20. Thank you for your candor, Mr. Secretary.
A. honesty C. shyness 30. Mathematics ______ the most difficult subject
B. frankness D. courage in the board exam.
A. remain C. remaining
For numbers 21-30, select the most B. remains D. has remains
appropriate form of the verb to complete the
sentence. Be guided by the rules for subject- For numbers 31-35, select the best preposition
verb agreement. to complete each sentence.

21. The price of these sneakers ____ reasonable. 31. Joan lives _______ Santillan Road.
A. is C. seem A. in C. at
B. are D. aren’t B. on D. to

22. Bread and butter ______ our daily food. 32. Maggie will be ready to leave ______ about
A. is C. were thirty minutes.
B. are D. am A. in C. on
B. at D. where
23. The famous singer and composer ___ arrived.
A. have C. will 33. Since he met his new girlfriend, Mico never
B. has D. is seems to be _______ home.
A. on C. in
24. Collecting stamps ______ one of his favourite B. at D. towards
pastimes.
A. are C. has 34. Jeremy responded to his mother’s demands
B. were D. is _______ throwing a tantrum.
A. With C. from
25. Neither his father nor his sisters ___ mahjong. B. By D. through
A. play C. are play
B. plays D. are plays
35. I think Carmen spent the entire afternoon 41. The test was hard for Paul and ___________.
_______ the phone. A. me C. myself
A. on C. at B. I D. himself
B. in D. with
42. The flower smells _____________________.
For numbers 36-40, choose the letter of the A. sweetly C. sweeter
correct answer.
B. sweet D. more sweet
36. The nearest post office is on _____________.
A. Twenty-second street 43. The suggestions of the employees _________
B. Twenty second Street appropriate.
C. Twenty Second Street A. seems C. is
D. Twenty-second Street B. seem D. is very

37. Have you ever been to my _______________. 44. He is the ______ of the two brothers.
A. brothers-in-law’s repair shop, Gus’s A. most tall C. very tall
Garage B. tallest D. taller
B. brother-in-laws repair, Gus’ Garage
C. brother’s-in-law repair shop, Gus’ Garage 45. After ______ all day, she finally saw the lake.
D. brother-in-law’s repair, Gus’s Garage A. walking C. having walked
B. had walked D. have walked
38. Please read the chapter _________________.
A. Filing your Income Tax Returns. 46. We had the _______ news when he came.
B. Filing Your Income Tax Returns. A. latest C. very last
C. “Filing your Income Tax Returns.” B. last D. last of all
D. “Filing Your Income Tax returns."
47. I ______ gone with you.
39. New students at the shop should bring A. have C. had
______________________________. B. should have D. am
A. hammers wrenches and screwdrivers
B. hammers, wrenches, and screwdrivers 48. I ______ walked two kilometres by the time
C. hammers, wrenches and screwdrivers you catch up with me.
D. hammers wrenches, and screwdrivers A. have C. will have
B. would have D. had
40. Mrs. Navarro said that __________________.
A. “The Chemistry II exam will be next 49. If I _________ President, I would live in
wednesday.” Malacanang.
B. the Chemistry II exam will be next A. was C. should be
Wednesday. B. am D. were
C. the chemistry II exam will be next
Wednesday. 50. The means of transportation _____________
D. “The chemistry II exam will be next dramatically since the end of the 20th century.
Wednesday.” A. have changed C. will change
B. has changed D. will have changed
51. If I ______ the same problems you had as a
child, I might not have succeeded in life as
well as you have.
A. should C. have
B. had D. would have
52. If I could speak English well, I ______ next
year studying in the States.
A. has spend C. would spend
B. would have spent D. will spent
53. We should work for the total ban __________
of pesticides.
A. with C. on the use
B. on using D. by the use
54. The Rizal Day celebration reminds us about
heroes worth _________.
A. appreciating C. reading about
B. emulating D. studying
1.2 Comprehend Written Text
TEXT A
Read the selection below. Select the letter of
the best answer to questions # 55-59.
Medical knowledge in ancient Egypt had
an excellent reputation, and rulers of other
empires would ask the Egyptian pharaoh to
send them their best physician to treat their love
ones. Egyptians had some knowledge of human
anatomy, even though they never dissected the
body. For example, in the classic mummification
process, they knew how to insert a long hooked
implement through a nostril, breaking the thin
bone of the brain case and remove the brain.
Egyptian physicians also were aware of the
importance of the pulse and of a connection
between pulse and heart. They developed their
theory of “channels” that carried air, water, and
blood to the body by observing the River Nile. If
the Nile became blocked, crops became
unhealthy. They applied their theory to the body-
if a person was unwell, they would use laxatives
to unblock the “channels.”
55. What is the main idea of this selection?
A. Ancient Egyptian physicians
B. Medical knowledge in ancient Egypt
C. The Nile river in Egyptian medical
knowledge
D. Infection in ancient Egypt
56. What would happen if the Nile river was
blocked?
A. Egyptians would have problems washing
their clothes.
B. Fermentation and molds became a big
problem.
C. The diet of Egyptians would drastically
change.
D. Crops would wither and die.
57. Why did Egyptians practice brain removal?
A. To aid in mummification
B. To unblock “channels” in the body
C. To purge the body of infection
D. To free the dead of the burdens of the
human mind
58. Which of the following is an evidence that
Egyptians were masters of human anatomy
even if they did not perform dissection of
human bodies?
A. They have detailed drawings of the
anatomy of the human body.
B. They knew how to remove brains
during mummification.
C. Egyptian physicians prescribed laxatives
to cleanse the body of infections.
D. They correlated to human body with the
behaviour of the Nile river.
59. Who did the Egyptians plead to when their
loved ones had grave illness?
A. Best Egyptian physicians
B. Prime Minister
C. Moses
D. Pharaoh
 TEXT B
Read the selection below. Select the letter
of the best answer to questions # 60-64.
Orville and Wilbur Wright built their
own wind tunnel to test airfoils and measure
how to lift a flying machine into the sky. They
were the first to discover that a long, narrow
wing shape is ideal for flight. They figured out
how to move the vehicle freely, not just
across land but up and down on a cushion of
air. They built a moveable part of the tail to
control the pitch of their craft as it nosed up
and down. They fashioned a pair of twin
rudders in back to control its tendency to
swerve off course. They devised a pulley
system that warped the shape of the wings in
mid-flight to turn the plane and to stop it from
rolling side-to-side. They used the data from
their wind-tunnel experiments to design the
first effective airplane propellers. When they
discovered that a lightweight gas-powered
engine did not exist, they designed and built
their own.
60. What is the main of this text?
A. Wright brothers and the first airplane
B. How the Wright brothers thought
C. Wright brothers’ knowledge
D. The genius of the Wright brothers
61. What does pitch mean in the context of this
article?
A. Plunge forward
B. Move abruptly
C. Deviation from the horizontal
D. Throw or toss horizontally
62. What are airfoils?
A. The surfaces of an airplane
B. The force of air on an airplane
C. Blades that turn
D. Parts that react against the air
63. A major problem that the article mentions is an
airplane’s tendency to __________________.
A. be unsteady C. lack power
B. be too heavy D. break apart
64. Which of these terms best describes the best
shape for an airplane?
A. long, curved C. short, narrow
B. long, narrow D. long, circular
TEXT C
Read the text carefully then choose the
correct answer for questions #-65-67.
Many factors play a role in determining
a student’s learning style. Among those most
often cited in the research literature on learning
style are environmental, emotional, sociological,
physiological, and psychological factors.
Environmental factors include students’
reactions to search stimuli as sound, light,
temperature, and room design.
Emotional factors include motivation,
persistence, responsibility, and structure. Some
students are motivated intrinsically; they
undertake and complete tasks because they see
the value in doing so. Sociological factors
include whether or not students are social
learners-preferring to work in pairs or in groups-
or whether they are independent learners-
preferring to work alone.
Physiological factors include student’s
preferences for food or drink, what time of day
they learn best, and their mobility needs.
Physiological factors include identifying
students’ perceptual strengths like learning
modalities such as whether they are visual,
auditory, tactile, or kinaesthetic learners.
65.mcWhat factor is involved in a learning situation
when students prefer indirect lighting than
bright?
A. Physiological C. Psychological
B. Emotional D. Environmental
66. When students are observed to be non-
conforming and doing the unexpected, what
factor is involved?
A. Psychological C. Sociological
B. Physiological D. Emotional
67. Some students learn best by seeing, hearing
or doing. When they perform a task well on
what they have read, what is their perceptual
strength?
A. Tactile C. Auditory
B. Visual D. Kinesthetic
TEXT D
Read the text then answer questions # 68-69.
Measures of learning outcomes have
a special significance as indicators of quality
in education, as a basis for setting targets for
improvement, and in monitoring progress
towards educational goals. From the point of
view of classroom teachers, systematically-
collected information on student learning can
be useful both for classroom decision making
and for wider reporting purposes.
All teachers, especially beginning
teachers, are capable of benefiting from
reliable information about what is being
expected of, and achieved by students of a
given age. When teachers have access to
explicit frame of reference in the form of
achievement targets at particular grade
levels, and receive feedbacks on how their
classes are performing in comparison with
students in other schools, they have a
powerful basis for structuring and evaluating
individual and classroom learning.
68. What is the importance of measuring learning
outcomes?
A. As factor for planning future programs and
projects
B. As reference for the implementation of
programs and projects
C. As basis for defining the vision, mission,
and objectives set
D. As basis for setting targets for
improvement and monitoring progress
of goal set
69. How may a teacher use the information on
learning outcomes?
A. Reporting to the parents and
redesigning instructional plan.
B. Restructuring the classroom and reporting
to the school head.
C. Redesigning the classroom environment.
D. Making classroom decision and for
reporting to stakeholders.
TEXT E
Read the text then answer questions # 70-73.
An international education initiative, known
as global competence, was first noted in 1988 in
a report published by the Council on International
Education Exchange.
Higher education institutions were enjoined
to send students on exchange programs to
universities abroad where Americans are not the
majority population and where English is not the
dominant language.
Educational scholars have proposed
definitions for the term global competence and
postulates regarding the required knowledge, skills,
attitudes, and experience necessary to become
globally competent. Cross-cultural awareness and
interaction, familiarity with an environment,
intercultural facility, effective two-way
communication, interconnectedness of people and
systems, acceptance of people and their different
cultural values and attitudes are integral
components of global competence.
70. Which published a pioneer report on the
concept of global competence?
A. Council of International Scholars
Exchange
B. Council of International Educators
C. Council of International Educationists
D. Council of International Education
Exchange
71. Are all Overseas Filipino Workers globally
competent?
A. Yes C. No, partially.
B. No D. Yes, partially.
72. What are the integral concepts/components of
global competence?
A. Communication knowledge skills,
experiences and cultural awareness.
B. Two-way communication, intercultural
facility, cross cultural awareness, and
interconnectedness of peoples and
systems.
C. Cultural values, interconnectedness with
people, cultural awareness and systems.
D. Acceptance of people’s values, attitudes,
language, culture and environment.
73. Which country pioneered in conducting
research on global competence?
A. United Arab Emirate
B. United States of America
C. United Kingdom
D. United Republic
TEXT F
Read the text then answer questions # 74-79.
The most important source of
sediment is earth and rock material carried to
the sea by rivers and streams; the same
materials may also have been transported by
glaciers and winds. Other sources are volcanic
ash ad lava, shells and skeletons of
organisms, chemical precipitates formed in
seawater, and particles from outer space.
Water is a most unusual substance
because it exists on the surface of the earth
in its three physical states: ice, water, and
water vapour. There are other substances
that might exist in a solid and liquid or
gaseous state at temperatures normally
found at the earth’s surface, but there are no
other substances which occur in all three
states.
Water is odourless, tasteless, and
colorless. It is the only substance known to
exist in a natural state as a solid, liquid, or
gas on the surface of the earth. It is a
universal solvent. Water does not corrode,
rust, burn, or separate into its components
easily. It is chemically indestructible. It can
corrode almost any metal and erode the most
solid rock. A unique property of water is that it
expands and floats on water when frozen or
in the solid state. Water has freezing point of
Zero Degree Celsius and boiling point of 100
Degree Celsius. Water has the capacity for
absorbing great quantities of heat with
relatively little increase in temperature. When
distilled, water is poor conductor of electricity
but when salt is added, it is a good conductor
of electricity.
Sunlight is the source of energy for
temperature change, evaporation, and
current for the water movement through the
atmosphere. Sunlight controls the rate of
photosynthesis for all marine plants, which
are directly or indirectly the source of food for
all marine animals. Migration, breeding, and
other behaviours of marine animals are
affected by light.
Water, as the ocean or sea, is blue
because of the molecular scattering of the
sunlight. Blue light, being of short
wavelength, is scattered more effectively than
light of longer wavelengths. Variations of
color maybe because by particle suspended
in the water, water depth, cloud cover,
temperature, and other variable factors.
Heavy concentrations of dissolved materials
cause a yellowish hue, which algae will cause
the water to look green. Heavy populations of
plant and animal materials will cause the
water to look brown.
74. Which of the topics best organizes the
information in the text?
A. Properties of water, photosynthesis,
oceans and seas
B. Water as substance, water and plants
C. State of water as vapor, ice, solid
D. Properties of water, its physical states,
effects of the sun on water
75. According to the passage, what is the most
unique property of water?
A. Water is poor conductor of electricity.
B. Water is odourless, tasteless, and
colorless.
C. Water exists on the surface of the earth
in three physical states.
D. Water is chemically indestructible.
76. Which of the following best defines the word
distilled as it is used in the last sentence of
the third paragraph?
A. dehydrated soil
B. free of salt content
C. free of electrical energy
D. containing wine
77. The writer’s main purpose in this selection is
to ______________________.
A. define the properties of water
B. explain the colors of water
C. examine the effects of sun water
D. describe the physical state of liquids
78. Which of the following statements summarizes
best the text?
A. Water is too unpredictable for most
scientists.
B. Water may be used to serve many
different functions.
C. Water should not be consumed in its most
natural state.
D. Water may be found in most other liquids
in this planet.
79. What is the unique property of water?
A. It is odorless and colorless.
B. It expands and floats in solid state.
C. It is chemically indestructible.
D. It can absorb great quantities of heat.
Read the text then answer question # 80-84
In building an institution, not just one
individual is involved. An institution is perceived
in terms of the people who infuse it with life and
ideas. In fact, an institution is the product of an
evolutionary process, shaped and transformed
in complex and subtle ways by the
collaboration of several minds working under a
common vision.
Those who are very much involved in
building and institution, like true binding fathers,
understand too well the pains of birth. They
create a foundation that so much for
themselves but for the generations who will
follow them.
It takes a tremendous amount of
dedication, patience and energy to build an
institution. It is bigger than any person or group
of individuals. Like an edifice, it created brick
by brick, day after day. Persons come and go.
But the institution, for the sake of the greater
good, must remain.
80. The writer’s main purpose in the text is to
_________.
A. underscore the life span of an
institution.
B. emphasize that an institution is the
product of a common vision.
C. lay the foundation of a structure
D. perpetuate an institution
81. That an institution is the product of an
evolutionary process means it is the result of
____________
A. instant change
B. revolutionary process
C. abrupt decision
D. serious study
82. What is the reason for the institution to
remain and not fade out?
A. For the sake of the donors
B. For the sake of the founders
C. For the sake of the greater good and
benefits.
D. For the sake of progress
83. What institution is referred to in the
passage/text?
A. Industrial
B. Educational
C. Entrepreneurial
D. Political
84. Which statement best expresses the effort
involved in building an institution?
A. It takes a tremendous amount of
dedication, patience and energy to
build institution.
B. It is created brick by brick, day after
day.
C. It is not created not so much for
themselves but for the generations
who will follow them.
D. It is perceived in terms of the people
who infuse it with life and ideals.
Read the statement and answer questions
#85-87.
85. “You can’t make children grow faster by
pushing them, just as you can’t make flowers
bloom faster by pulling them,” What message
does the statement has for teachers?
A. Just look at the flowers when you
tempted to hurry up the development
of a child.
B. Games will help develop children
naturally.
C. Avoid comparing s child with other
children.
D. Provide children with
developmentally appropriate
practices.
86. What is/are the best ways to a child’s
development according to the statement?
I. Meet the child where the child is.
II. Allow the child to develop according to
his/her pace.
III. Compare a child to another in order to
motivate him/her to “hurry up” to catch
up with other children’s development.
A. I and II
B. I, II and III
C. I and II
D. II and III
87. Which statement is in support to the given
text?
A. Each child is unique and vastly
different from one another.
B. We can’t make the child learn an
abstract concept by pulling them along
to complete the right test.
C. It is the early childhood educator who
has the responsibility of creating the
learning environment that will intrigue
and stimulate the whole child.
D. A teacher’s moment-by-moment
actions and interactions with children
are the most powerful determinant of
learning outcomes and development.
Situation – Read the short paragraph and
answer questions #88-90.
Too much reliance on concrete
experience may actually obstruct the process
of meaningful generalization. The best will be
striking a balance between concrete and
abstract, direct participation and symbolic
expression for the learning that will continue
throughout life.
88. Which idea is NOT expressed by the
paragraph?
A. Direct and symbolic experiences are
important for life-long learning.
B. Concrete and abstract experiences are
necessary for life-long learning.
C. Do away with concrete experience
because it is a stumbling block to
the development of generalization
skill.
D. There is such a thing as learning that
lasts for life.
89. The content of the paragraph is intended
for teachers regarding _________.
A. the use of educational technology
in the classroom
B. symbols and their meaning
C. developing the skills of drawing a
generalization
D. the importance of lifelong education.
90. Striking a balance between the concrete
and the abstract, the direct and the symbolic
follows the principle of ____________.
A. “both-or”
B. “either-or”
C. “neither-nor”
D. “and/or”
Situation – Read the paragraph and answer
questions #91-93.
School-based Management (SBM) is in
line with the spirit of decentralization. It aims to:
1) empower the school heads to lead their
teachers, students and members of the
community in a continuous school improvement
process leading to higher learning outcomes
and improved health and nutrition status of the
students; 2) bring resources within the control
of the schools to support the delivery of quality
educational services in the spirit of
transparency; 3) strengthen school
partnerships with the communities, local
government units to encourage them to invest
time, money and other resources in providing a
better school learning environment; and 4)
institutionalize participatory and data-based
school improvement process.
91. In SBM, who is empowered to lead the
school and the community for improvement?
A. School head
B. Supervisor
C. Teachers
D. Parent leaders
92. Which word/phrase does not go with
school-based management?
A. Transparency
B. Partnership
C. Authoritarian leadership
D. Continuous improvement
93. What kind of an improvement process is in 2.1 Use accurate, meaningful and
keeping with SBM? appropriate language in written discourse

I. Data-driven
II. Continuous
III. Participatory For numbers 97-100, read the
selection below. For each numbered blank,
A. I, II and III select the word or group of words that best
B. II and III completes the sentence. Select your answer
C. I and II from the options provided.
D. I and III
Fingerprinting (1) a significant role in
94. “It is only with the heart that once can see it investigative work ever since the late
rightly.” This line means ___________. nineteenth century, when Sir Francis Galton, a
British anthropologist, determined that (2)
A. important things are invisible to the
identical fingerprints. Building on the research
heart.
B. only the heart can see the beautiful of Galton, Juan Vucetich of Argentina and Sir
things in life. Edward R. Henry of Great Britain (3) fingerprint
C. the heart is always correct about classification systems during the 1890s.
everything. Fingerprints are one of the (4) identification
D. the heart is visible if one is kind. because of person’s fingerprints are unlikely to
change during (5) lifetime.
95. Our favorite songs goes:

No man is an island, no man stands

alone, 97. The best verb for (1) is?
Each man’s joy is joy to me
Each man’s grief is my own. A. Has played
B. Played
What does this song express? C. Plays
D. Had played
A. Solitude
B. Independence 98. The best phrase for (2) is?
C. Brotherhood
D. Individualization A. No two people never have
B. Two people don’t have
96. What does this expression “love begets C. No two people don’t have
love” mean? D. No two people have
A. Love is offered not waiting for love in 98. The best phrase for (3) is?
return
B. If you offer love, you will be loved in A. Introduced his
return B. Introduced their
C. Don’t expect love, though you love C. Have introduced their
others D. Have introduced their
D. Love is not freely expected from
everyone.
99. The best phrase for (4) is? 101. The proper form for 96) is
_____________.
A. More useful types A. January 15, 2011
B. Less useful types B. January, 15 2011
C. More useful types C. January 15th 2011
D. Useful types D. 15 January, 2011

100. The best pronoun for (5) is? 102. The proper form for (7) is
______________.
A. His or her A. Dear sales manager,
B. His B. Dear sales manager:
C. There C. Dear Sales Manager:
D. Their D. My dear Sales Manager:
For numbers 101-107, read the
103. The proper form for (8) is
complaint letter below. Pay close ______________.
attention to the numbered items. A. pieces
Choose the answer that shows the B. piece’s
correct capitalization, punctuation, and C. piece.
spelling of the numbered parts. D. pcs.

2665 Pateros Street 104. The proper form for (9) is

Sta. Cruz, Manila 1007 ______________.
A. open and appeared
(6) January 15 2011 B. appeared open
C. appeared
Mail-Order Sales Manager D. open-appeared
Direct Electronics, Inc.
214-C Roxas Boulevard 105. The proper form for [10] is ___________.
Malate, Manila 1004 A. modem, the
B. modem; The
C. modem; the
Dear Sales Manager, D. modem. The
The modem that I ordered
from your company arrived today in (8) For numbers 106-110, select the most
__________. The package was appropriate form of the adjective each
(9)_______, ________ not to have sentence.
been sealed properly. In addition, I
have not received the computer game 106. Those are probably the _______ blankets
that I also ordered. Please send me a in the store.
new (10) _________ broken modem is A. least fancy
enclosed. B. fanciest
C. most fanciest
Thank you! D. most fancy

Sincerely yours, 107. Lolo Jorge is really ______ man.

Benny Villar A. an old sweet
B. a sweet, old
C. a sweet old
D. a sweety oldy
108. The Mustang used to be _____ sportscar.
A. a fine German
B. a German, fine
C. a fine, German
D. fine German
109. Everyone was home for the holidays.
What could make for______ Christmas
than that?
A. a merry
B. the merriest
C. a merrier
D. a merriest
110. Magdalena and Marilyn grew up in _____
house in Tacloban City.
A. a comfortable, little
B. a little, comfortable
C. a comfortable little
D. comfortable a little
For # 111-115. select the choice which
corresponds to the proper usage of
adverbs.
111. In which sentence is the word well used
correctly?
A. The airplane trip was not well.
B. The time they had in Florida was well.
C. Aecee and Ekee are a well team.
D. Julia and Elenita work well together.
112. In which sentence is the word good used
correctly?
A. Melissa ran good to the car.
B. Melissa planned good for her wedding.
C. The chocolate cake tasted good.
D. Melissa danced good with the groom.
113. In which sentence does the adverb tell
how the action is done?
A. Christine wrapped the present
carefully.
B. Then Christine came home to wrap the
present.
C. Christine went to the store yesterday
D. Christine ate ice cream after she was
done.
114. Today we practiced _____ than we did
last Friday.
A. hardest
B. harder
C. more hard
D. most hard
115. The kittens play with each other happily.
Which word in the sentence is an adverb?
A. kittens
B. each
C. play
D. happily
For # 116-125, select the sentence that
clearly and effectively states the idea and
has no structural error
116. A. Teaching is my career first.
B. Teaching is my first choice as a
career.
C. Teaching is my ambition.
D. Teaching is my ambition as a career.
117. A. I lacked the ways and means for my
room and board so I depended on
my parents for money and support in
college.
B. I depended on my parents for
financial support in college.
C. I lacked the ways and means to
support myself in college so my
parents provided me financial
support.
D. I depended on the means for board
and lodging on my parents for
financial support.
118. A. I visited the Teacher’s Camp in
Baguio during my vacation.
B. I had the occasion to visit the
Teacher’s Camp when I was
vacationing in Baguio.
C. In my vacation , I visited the Teacher’s
Camp in Baguio.
D. I had the occasion to visit the
Teacher’s Camp while I was on
vacation in Baguio.
119. A. The job fair is filled with talented
highly motivated and well educated
young people.
B. The job fair is flooded with talented,
highly motivated, and well-educated
young people.
C. The job fair is crowded with talented,
highly motivated, and well-educated
young people.
D. The job fair entertains only talented,
highly motivated, and well-educated
young people.
120. A. The examinees need pencils, a
calculator and a ball pen.
B. The examinees need double pencils
simply a calculator and ball pen.
C. The examinees need two pencils a
simple calculators, and a ball pen.
D. The examinees need two sharpened
pencils, calculator and ball pen.
121. A. The weather service expects
temperatures not to rise.
B. The weather service expects
temperatures to not rise.
C. The weather service expects
temperature not to increase.
D. The weather service expects
temperature to not increase.
122. The teacher instructed the pupils,
A. “Open your books to page 8.”
B. “Open your books on page 8”.
C. “Open your books in page 8.”
D. ‘Open your books page 8”.
123. A. I learned the distance of the sun from
the earth was 90 million miles.
B. I learned that the sun was 90 million
miles from the earth.
C. I learned that the sun is 90 million
miles from the earth.
D. I learned that the earth and the sun
are 90 million miles apart.
124. A. The interest at a loan company is
higher than a bank.
B. The interest of a loan company is
higher than with a bank.
C. The interest of a loan company is
higher than in a bank.
D. The interest at a loan company is
higher than at a bank.
125. A. The teacher explained that the
Mean Percentage Score (MPS) in
English of high school students
was much lower than it had been
in previous years.
B. The teacher explained that the Mean
Percentage Score (MPS) of high
school students in English was
much lower than the previous years.
C. The teachers explained that the
Mean Percentage Score (MPS) of
high school students in English was
much lower than it has been in
previous years.
D. The teacher explained that the
Mean Percentage Score (MPS) of
high school students in English was
lowest than the previous years.
For #126-135, Which passage is
expressed effectively and has no structural
error?
126. A. Kind words can be short and easy to
Speak, but their echoes are truly
endless.
B. Kind words can be easily said, but
their meanings are real endless.
C. Kind words are easily spoken but
their echoes are reverberate.
D. Kind words are brief and easy but their
meanings are really endless.
127. A .You make a living by what you get,
but you make a life by what you
give.
B. You make a living by working, but you
make a life by what you do.
C. You make a living by earning, but you
make a life by doing the best.
D. You make a living by getting your wage,
but you make a life by giving.
128. A. The only way to make sense out of
change is to plunge with it, move
with it, and join the dance.
B. The only way to cope with change is
to get involved and join the dance.
C. The only way to understand change is
to participate actively in the dance
movement.
D. The only way to dance with change is
to understand and move with it
dancing.
129. A. Good teachers possess a capacity
for connectedness; not in method
but in their hearts – a place where
intellect, emotion, spirit, and will
converge in the human self.
B. Good teachers possess a capacity for
cooperation; not in the method but in
their hearts where they knowledge,
spirit and emotion converge.
C. Good teacher are capable to promote
interrelationship among learners,
parents, school heads, and community.
D. Good teachers have a capacity to
develop interpersonal relationship
among the factors in the learning
environment.
130. A. Luciano Pavarotti was one of the
great natural operatic talents of
20th century. He boasted a bright,
Ringing tone with high notes that
could sound with effortless clarity,
and there was a sensual beauty to
his singing that penetrated the
heart.
B. Luciano Pavarotti was one of the great
opera singers of the 20th century. He
had a bright, ringing voice with high
notes and there was beauty in his
songs appealing to the heart
C. Luciano Pavarotti was talented as a
great operatic singer. He had a clear
effortless voice and sang with high
notes appealing to the heart.
D. Luciano Pavarotti was a natural operatic
singer and talent. He had a singing
voice with high notes which appealed to
the heart.
131. A. The students could not understand the
pronoun reference handout, which annoyed
them.
B. The students, because they could not
understand the handout on pronoun reference,
were annoyed.
C. The students were annoyed because they
could not understand the pronoun
reference handout.
D. The students got annoyed because the
pronounce reference handout could not be
understood.
132. A. The fans thought the best player to be
him.
B. The fans thought the best player to be
himself.
C. The fans thought the best player to be
he.
D. The fans thought the best player to be his.
133. A. I would not want to be he/she
B. I would not want to be himself/herself.
C. I would not want to be themselves.
D. I would not want to theirselves.
134. A. Having called the other students and 138. One method of ending discrimination in
ourselves, the secretary went home. business and industry is _________.

B. Having called the other students A. to demand that employers must meet
and we, the secretary. quotas

C. Having called the other students B. to demand quotas to be met by employers

and they, the secretary went home.
D. Having called the other students
and us, the secretary went home.
135. A. A strange car kept blinking the lights at
us as he followed closely.
B. A strange car followed closely, and he kept
blinking his lights at us.
C. that employers be demanded to meet
quotas
D. that of demanding employees to meet
quotas
139. Which word/phrase is nearest in meaning
to the italicized word? He has been very feeble
since his illness?

C. A strange car followed us closely, and its A. Unwell

driver kept blinking his lights at us.
B. Thin
D. A strange car, blinking the lights at us,
followed us. C. Foolish

For # 136 – 141, select the letter D. Weak

corresponding to the correct answer. 140. Which word/phrase is nearest in meaning
136. _______ are activities which a heart to the italicized word? Jose was contemptuous
patient must forego. of the effects of the efforts of his rival to show
greater ability.
A. Heavy smoking and overeating
A. Appreciative
B. Smoking heavily and to overeat
B. Angry
C. To smoke heavily and overeating
C. Scornful
D. Smoking heavy and to overeat
D. Deep in thought
137. In the small town of Tubao, _____ to the
141. Which word/phrase is nearest in meaning
green hills and plains.
to the italicized word? Considering that nothing
A. one can quickly walk had been organized, confusion seemed
inevitable.
B. where one can quickly walk
A. Unnatural
C. where one can quickly walk,
B. Evident
D. one can, quickly
C. Unlikely

D. Certain
 For # 142 – 145, select the For # 146 – 147, which is the correct
word/phrase. opinion?

142. It’s now two hours past his schedule; the 146. His ______ reasons for resigning were his
facilitator may not come anymore, but we’ll still _____ of right and wrong.
be ready in case he ______.
A. principal – principle
A. does
B. principle – principal
B. will come
C. principles – principle
C. may
D. principals – principles
D. is coming
147. The book tell us about the disease and
143. Your sister is paying for your tuition fee, how it _____ the patient and what ______ it
____? has on the patient’s family.

A. aren’t you A. affects – affect

B. isn’t it B. effects – affect

C. is she C. affects – effect

D. isn’t she D. effect – effects

144. These towels are _____ to use to dry the For # 148 – 157, choose the sentence that
dishes. expresses the thought clearly and has no
error in structure/spelling.
A. very wet
148. A. The farmer did plow, plant harvest his
B. so wet corn in second time.
C. too wet B. The farmer plowed, has planted and has
D. very dry harvested his corn in second time.

145. _______ not making the most of _____ C. The farmer has plowed, planted and
opportunities. harvested his corn in second time.

A. You’re – your D. The farmer plowed, planted, and

harvested his corn in second time.
B. You’re – you’re

C. You – your

D. You’re – you
149. A. Because repairs were being made on
potholes for a kilometer, traffic was stalled for a
kilometer.
B. Traffic was stalled for a kilometer. Because
repairs were being made on potholes.
C. Traffic was stalled for a kilometer
because repairs were being made on
potholes.
D. Because repairs were being made on
potholes for a kilometer, traffic was stalled.
150. A. While taking a shower, the doorbell
rang.
B. While I was taking a shower, the doorbell
rang.
C. While taking a shower, someone rang the
doorbell
D. While I was showering, the doorbell rang.
151. A Everyone agreed that she had either the
voice or/nor the skill to be a speaker.
B. Everyone agreed that she had either the
voice nor the skill to be a speaker.
C. Everyone agreed that she had neither the
voice or the skill to be a speaker
D. Everyone agree that she had neither the
voice nor the skill to be a speaker.
152. A. It is a privelege to be a member of the
prestigious organization.
B. It is a priviledge to be a member of
the prestigious organization.
C. It is a privilege to be a member of
the prestigious organization.
D. It is a privilege to be a member of the
prestigos organization.
153. A. One of the examinees were not
registered.
B. One of the examinees was not
registered.
C. One of the examinees were not in
the registry list.
D. One of the examinees have not been in the
registry list.
154. A. You are a professional teacher, isn’t it
B. You are a professional teacher, aren’t
you?
C. You are a professional teacher, ain’t you
D. You are a professional teacher, weren’t you.
155. A. The criteria was finalized for judging the
candidate.
B. The criteria for judging the candidate has
been finalized.
C. The criteria has been finalized for judging
the candidate.
D. The criteria for judging the candidates
have been finalized.
156. A. Many gases are invisible and they have
no odor and taste.
B. Many gases are invisible, odorless, and
have no taste.
C. Many gases are invisible, odorless, and they
have no taste.
D. Many gases are invisible, odorless, and
tasteless.
157. A. The teacher education institution, as
well as the Department of Education, of teaching where the teacher is viewed as a
knowledge professional who is responsible
collaborates in teacher education and for facilitating learning. (3) Good teaching is
training. defined in terms of those practices that help
students learn better. (4) Competency-based
B. The teacher education institutions, as means that the standards or criteria for
well as the Department of Education characterizing good teaching are defined in
and training. terms of what the teacher is competent to
do. (5) The NCBTS can be used as a self-
C. The teacher education institutions, assessment tool for professional
as well as the Department of development.
Education, coordinates in
teacher education and training. A. 2, 4, 3, 1, 5 C. 3, 4, 5, 1, 2
B. 1, 2, 4, 5, 3 D. 4, 1, 3, 5, 2
D. The teacher education institution as
well as the Department of Education, 161. Choose the correct answer.
coordinates in teacher education and A. The number of tourists to
training. Boracay increases every year.
B. The number of tourists to Boracay
Choose the correct option. increase every year.
C. The number of tourists to Boracay
158. He is an ______ member of the have increased every year.
community. D. The number of tourists to Boracay
A. immanent C. eminent are increasing every year.
B. imminent D. eminent
162. Susan ______ in bed so long that she
159. Which is the correct sequence of the missed her classes.
sentence in the text below? A. lays C. lied
(1) It cannot guarantee financial security. B. lay D. laid
(2) These are then moments I teach for.
(3) Teaching may not be a lucrative position. 163. Everyone is wondering _____ her
(4) Sometimes it means disappointments, successor will be.
heartaches and pains. A. whom C. who
(5) But touching the hearts of people and B. whose D. who’ll
opening the minds of children can give
you joy and contentment which money 164. Both Randy and ______ plan to go.
could not buy. A. my C. myself
B. me D. I
A. 2, 3, 1, 4, 5 C. 3, 1, 4, 5, 2
B. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 D. 3, 2, 5, 4, 1 165. Choose the correct answer.
A. Albert himself told me it was true.
160. Which is the correct sequence of the B. Albert, himself, told me it was true.
sentence in the text below? C. Albert told me it was true himself.
D. Albert told me himself it was true.
The image of a good teacher is one who
166. The spider isn’t an insect, ______?
constantly reflecting about how best to help A. does it C. is it
different types of learners learn. (2) The B. isn’t it D. ‘no
National Competency- Based Teacher
Standards (NCBTS) defines a new paradigm of
167. The daughter sings sweetly as the mother 177. A good writer supports his
______________. generalizations with ______ examples.
A. is C. does A. unfamiliar C. abstract
B. can D. do B. convenient D. concrete

168. She ______ the laundry every other day. 178. Students ______ near the registrar’s
A. is doing C. will do office to ask for their schedule.
B. does D. is going to do A. crowd C. stay idling
B. congregate D. disperse
169. Wise people can ______ with frustrations.
A. cope in C. cope 179. She will retire soon because she
B. cope up D. cope on ______ working hard so long.
A. has been C. have been
170. Which sounds like “when”? B. had been D. was
A. pin C. while
B. whine D. pet 180. “He is the black sheep in the family.”
Which figure of speech is used?
171. They visited ______ children where A. synonym C. metaphor
______ are pursuing post-baccalaureate B. simile D. hyperbole
degrees.
A. their-there C. their-they’re 181. The hostages are free. They paid their
B. there-their D. there-they’re way. What does this statement tell
us?
172. “Blessed are ______ sorrowing for A. They escaped after paying.
______ shall be comforted.” B. After paying ransom they were
A. you-they C. they-they released.
B. the-they D. the-you C. They negotiated peacefully.
D. They were freed without ransom.
173. In his despair, Judas _______ himself.
A. hang C. hunged 182. October 10 is a “red letter day” for the
B. hung D. hanged Chinese. Classify the quoted
expression.
174. “______, ______ have to make do with A. idiom C. metaphor
what we have if we have to accomplish B. simile D. synonyms
something.”
A. We’ll - well C. We’ll - well 183. Space age__________on October 21,
B. Well - we’ll D. Will – will 1957 when Sputnik was launched by the Soviet
Union.
175. The words “accentric, anesthesia,
atypical” begin with the prefix “a” which A. commenced C. ended
means _______. B. cited D. flourished
A. not or without C. feeling
B. with D. common 184.The slow traffic__________me.

176. The words “inappropriate, illegal, A. aggravates C. worsens

irresponsible and unaware” have prefixes B. irritates D. maddens
which are classified as _____.
A. neutral C. negative
B. positive D. common
185. He was as helpless as a child. Classify 193. His apocalyptic views seemed to doom
this statement. the human race. This is to be taken as______

A. Simile C. Synonym A. apathetic C. prophetic

B. Idioms D. Metaphor B. lethargic D. spiritless

186. The statement, “She is a rose” is an 194. Our guest of honor was loquacious
example of a___________ speaker. This means________

A. Idiom C. simile A. reserved C. reticent

B. Metaphor D. hyperbole B. verbose D. spiritless

187. Because the moon rotates on its axis at 195. Except for the profanity, I liked the story.
the same time as it_______around the earth, What is the story about?
we see the side always.
A. Shamelessness C. Worldliness
A. revolve C. has been revolving B. Kinds words D. Obscenities
B. is revolving D. revolves
196. She has a penchant for red accessories.
188. Children who have been exposed too This indicates________
much to TV suffer from unusually
short_____________ A. strong aversion C. fondness
B. dislike D. avoidance
A. learning C. concentration
B. understanding D. attention span 197. Stop shilly- shallying and make up your
mind. This serves as a warning not to_______
189. People who are too _______are liable to
be deceived by unscrupulous individuals A. go ahead C. decide
B. hesitate D. continue
A. demanding C. cynical
B. credulous D. wary 198. “I prefer a government run like hell by
Filipinos rather than one run by foreigners.”
190. News travels as fast as the wind, This Who said this famous statement?
statement is a/an___________.
A. Manuel L. Quezon
A. Simile C. idiom B. Jose Rizal
B. Metaphor D. synonym C. Apolinario Mabini
D. Emilio Aguinaldo
191. She wrote a “first-rate” report. What does 199. Who said, “The Filipino is worth dying
it say about the report? for.”?

A. Ordinary C. Mediocre A. Benigno Aquino Jr.

B. Excellent D. Run-of-the-mill B. Jose Rizal
C. Andres Bonifacio
192. “A man is known by the company he D. Carlos P. Garcia
keeps.” This is an example of a __________

A. report C. poem
B. rule D. proverb
 Excerpt from Like the Molave
3. ENGLISH 3- Speech and Oral
Communications Not you alone, Rizal. O souls
And spirits of the martyred brave, arise!
3.3 Use accurate, meaningful and appropriate Arise and scour the land! Shed once again
language in oral discovery. Your willing blood! Infuse the vibrant red
Into our thin anemic veins; until
We pick up your Promethean tools and, strong,
Out of the depthness matrix of your faith
200. “She is a vision of feminine pulchritude.” In us, and on the silent cliffs of freedom
This stands for_________- We carve for all time your marmoreal dream!
Until our people,seeing, are become
A. homeliness C. plain Like the molave, firm, resilient, staunch,
B. loveliness D. simple Rising on the hillside, unafraid,
Strong in its own fibre, yes,like the molave!
201. The statue was erected in____________
to war heroes. -Rafael Zulueta Da Acosta

A. protection C. irreverence 204. Which of the following best describes the

B. defense D. homage form of literature employed in the excerpt?

202. She was a “Phantom of Delight” connotes A. Poem C. Sonnet

that the woman is___________ B. Essay D. Cinquain

A. real C. an illusion 205. What literary device is employed in the

B. lovely D. virtuo underlined portion of the excerpt?

203. The line, “Under the bludgeoning of A. Chekhov’s gun

chance, My head is bloody but unbowed” B. Aphorism
depicts the person’s_________ C. Poetic justice
D. Poetic license
A. determination C. confidence
B. courage D. optimism 206. Which of the following describes the figure
of speech utilized in the last line of the excerpt?
4. LITERATURE 1- PHILIPPINE
A. Metaphor
LITERATURE
B. Personification
4.1 Apply knowledge gained from local C. Hyperbole
D. Simile
literary pieces.
207. What figure of speech is employed when
the author states, “O souls and spirits of the
Read the excerpt below. Select the letter martyred brave, arise?”
that corresponds to the best answer to
questions #204-208 A. Metaphor
B. Apostrophe
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Metonymy
208. Which of the following best describes the
true meaning that the author wants to convey in
this literary piece?
A. Filipinos should learn from the lessons
of Jose Rizal.
B. Filipinos should pray to God in times of
trial and tribulations
C. Filipinos have forgotten the true
meaning of bravery
D. Filipinos should stop illegal logging and
plant more molave trees.
Read the poem below. Select the letter that
corresponds to the best answer in the
questions #209-213.
Trees
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is priest
Against the sweet earth’s flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
-Joyce Kilmer
209. What is the predominant figure of speech
employed by the author of this poem?
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
210. Which literary device id exemplified by this
poem?
A. Defamiliarization
B. Dramatic visualization
C. Stream of consciousness
D. Parody
211. What part of a tree does the underlined
portion of the poem pertain to?
A. Roots
B. Stems
C Leaves
D. Fruits
212. What is the subliminal message of the
author of this poem?
A. Trees are the best creations among
all of God’s creation.
B. Trees ae the most religious and
most prayerful among God’s creation.
C. Man should highly regard the
dedication and devotion of trees.
D. Man cannot create things as
wonderful as those made by God.
213. What can you infer as the
probable reason why the author wrote
this poem?
A. To celebrate the common beauty
of God’s natural creation
B. To dissuade illegal loggers from
cutting down more and more trees
C. To remind man of his status as
custodian of God’s creation
D. To inscribe in the minds of man the
importance of trees
214. Archimedes shouted “Eureka!”
What did we take this to mean?
A. Wonderful
B. Enjoyment
C. Mystery
D. Discovery
215. Shakespeare once said, “My
honor is my life, both grow as one, take
honor from me and my life is gone.
“What is the correct interpretation for
this?
A. His life is determined by his honor.
B. He values honor as much as his
life.
C. He prefers honor instead of life.
D. He values life before honor.
Read the excerpt below. Select the wonder, the promise and the
letter that corresponds to the best fulfillment of the Filipino vision.
answer questions # 216 – 220.
-Prof. Felix Bautista

Excerpt from I am Looking for a 216. This narrative about the bravery of the
Pilipino Filipinos in the battles of the past. Which
Is it so hard to believe that we among of the following is a site of a historic
can remain Filipinos and still march on battle NOT mentioned in this poem?
ward, ever onward to our national
destiny? And our mind so narrow, is A. Cebu C. Cordillera
our intelligence so limited that we B. Bataan D. Isabela
cannot realize this truth? Can we not
see that we can adopt the foreign ways 217. According to the author, which value have
and yet retain the enduring, the the Filipino people at present los…
admirable qualities that can make the A. Utang na loob C. Honesty
Filipino great? Have we been so B. Nationalism D. Hospitality
westernized that we find the Filipino
way alien to our mode of living? 218. What trait among Filipinos of the present
The Filipino way is our legacy. is exemplified by the underlined portion of the
It is found in the determination and excerpt?
fortitude, the determination that made it A. Ignorance C. Hypocrisy
possible for our brothers in the B. Sacrilege D. Moral absolutism
mountains to build the breath-taking
rice terraces. It is found in our courage, 219. What is the predominant figure of the
in the courage that sustained us at speech utilized by the author of this line piece?
Mactan,at Trad Pass, in Bataan. It is A. Poetic justice C. Onomatopoeia
found in our simplicity and modesty, in B. Rhetorical question D. Hyperbole
the beauty of Angelus at twilight, and in
the sincerity of our devotion to our God 220. Which of the following literary endeavors
and our country is this piece most suited?
These qualities are still in us – A. Dramatic monologue
in our minds and in our hearts. We can B. Declamation
still dig them out if we would only forget C. Extemporaneous speech
about our obsessions with brown D. Debate
Americanism. We can still dig them out
if would only dig hard enough.
I am looking for a Filipino I
cannot find him among those who
shout self-righteously about
nationalism and nationalization. I
cannot see him among those who
preach about Filipinism but whose
preaching are empty and meaningless.
Will my search be long and
vain? It will be I am afraid unless we
wake in time. It will never end unless
we realize the sacredness of our
heritage, unless we see the richness
and the beauty, the glory and the
Read the excerpt below. Select the letter
that corresponds to the best answer
questions # 221 – 225.
In our veins, pulses blood with races of
Chinese and Spanish and American, but it
does not stop, being a Filipino, because of
these.
Our culture, is tinged with foreign influences,
but it has become rich thereby.
This mingling, in fact could speed us on the
road, to national greatness. Look at America, it
is a great country, and yet it is melting pot of
Italian, and German, British, and French, or
Irish and Swedish.
Filipinism, after all, is in the heart.
If the heart beats faster, because the
Philippines is making progress, If it fills, with
compassion because its people are suffering,
then it belongs to a true Filipino, And if it
throbs, with pride in our past, if it pulses with
awareness of the present, if it beats with a faith
in the future, then we could ask, for nothing
more, all other things are unimportant.
I have an American first name.
And I have a Chinese last name.
And I am proud, very proud, because
underneath these names beats a Filipino heart.
221. Which among the following could be a
possible name of a person speaking in this
piece?
A. Pedro Sandoval C. China Anderson
B. Chona Shih D. Pamela Go
222. Which country is regarded as great
country in this literary piece?
A. Philippines C. Germany
B. America D. France
223. Which among the following countries does
NOT have a significant contribution to the
Filipino bloodline?
A. Chinese C. America
B. Spanish D. Japanese
224. For which of the following literary
endeavors is this piece most suited?
A. Oration C. Stage play
B. Dramatic monologue D. Speech choir
225. Which among the following is most
suitable as a title for this literary piece?
A. Where The Filipino Heart Should Be
B. What True Filipinism Means
C. The Multicultural Heritage Of Filipinos
D. The Anatomy of a Filipino
226. “Run from anything that gives you the evil
thought…. but stay close to anything that
makes you want to do right.”
A. wrong decisions C. temptation
B. righteousness D. faith
227. Thomas Carlyle said “The man without a
purpose is like a ship without a rudder waif…” It
could be interpreted as ________________
A. there should be a sufficient energy in one’s
life.
B. one’s life doesn’t need to be controlled.
C. direction can never come into one’s life.
D. there should be a strong driving force in
one’s life.
228. The Bible tell us, “There is a right time and
a right way to do everything.”
A. Plan well what you say and do.
B. You can determine your own time.
C. Your time is yours and nobody else.
D. Say and do things anytime.
229. Our commitments can develop us or the
can destroy us, but either way, they will define
us. Choose the line below that has the same
meaning.
A. Our lives are shaped by what we are
committed to.
B. Our commitments need not deep land way
ahead.
C. We must make full commitment to worldly
goals.
D. Half – hearted commitment is what we need
today.

230. What season is it, with the line, “He ruffles
every lily-pond? Where blossoms kiss and
part.”
A. Spring C. Autumn
B. Winter D. Summer
231. The line from the koran, “Woe to every
backbiter,” Talks of______________.
A. Anguish for those who defend on
righteousness
B. Misery for those who talk ill of others
C. Punishment for those who say good things
D. Sorrow for those who oppose other’s opinion
232. “The Lord is my Sheperd; I shall not
want….” Is an expression of one’s__________.
A. love for self C. blind ignorance
B. Poverty D. Total Submission to God
5. Literature 2-Master Works of the World
5.1 Interpret passages from master works
of the world
Read the excerpt below. Select the letter that
corresponds to the best answer to questions #
223- 237.
Excerpt from the Cask of Amontillado
The thousand injuries of Fotunato I had
borne as I best could, but when he ventured
upon insult I vowed revenge. You who so well
know the nature of my soul, will not suppose,
however, that gave utterance to a threat. At
length I would be avenged, this was a point
definitely, settled – but the very definitiveness
with which it was resolved precluded the idea
of risk. I must not only punish but punish with
impunity. A wrong is unredressed when
retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally
unredresssed when the avenger fails to make
himself felt as such to him wh has done the
wrong.
It must be understood that neither by word
or deed had I given Fortunato cause to doubt
my good will. I continued, as was my wont, to
smile in his face, and he did not perceive that
my smile now was at the thought of his
immolation.
He had a weak point – this Fortunato –
although in other regards he was a man to be
respected and even feared. He prided himself
on his connoisseurship in wine. Few, Italians
have the true virtuoso spirit. For the most part
of their enthusiasm is adopted to suit the time
and the opportunity, to practice imposture upon
the British and Austrian millionaires. In painting
and gemmary, Fortunato, like his countrymen,
was a quack, but in the matter of old wines he
was sincere. In this respect I did not refer him
materially, --I was skillful in the Italian vintage
myself, and bought largely whenever I could.
-Edgar Allan Poe
233. Which of the following statement best
describes the theme of his literary piece?
A. Good will never triumph over evil.
B. The ends must justify the means.
C. Getting even only counts if you get away
with it.
D. Revenge drives human being to great
lengths.
234. From which viewpoint is this short story is
conveyed?
A. From the murderer’s
B. From the victim’s
C. From a third party
D. From an unknown narrator’s
235. What did the narrator use to bait Fortunato
into his plan for retribution?
A. Expensive European jewelry
B. Rare Italian vintage drugs
C. Millions of British and Australian money
D. A pipe of a rare old wine
236. What did the author mean with, “A wrong
is unredressed when retribution of takes its
redresser. It is equally unredressed when the
avenger fails to make how self felt as such to
him who has done the wrong?”
A. Might makes right. The end must justify the
means.
B. If you rectify something, you should not
get in trouble for doing so.
 C. We should learn to forgive and forget and
not be concerned about the revenge.
D. Performing acts of revenge can justify the
wrongful act.
237. What is the figures of speech used in this
selection?
A. Metonymy
B. Irony
C. Oxymoron
D. Synecdoche
Read the excerpt below. Select the letter
that corresponds to the best answers to
questions # 238-242.
Excerpt from The Divine Comedy
And lo! almost where the ascent began
A panther light and swift exceedingly,
Which with a spotted skin was covered o’er!
And never moved she from before my face,
Nay, rather did impede so much my way,
That many times I to return had turned.
The time was the beginning of the morning,
And up the sun was mounting with those stars
That with him were; what the time the Love Divine
At first in motion set those beauteous things;
So were to me occasion of good hope,
The variegated skin of that wild beast,
The hour of time, and the delicious season;
But not so much, that did not give me fear
A lion’s aspect which appeared to me.
- Dante Alighieri
238. Who do you think is the main character of
this literary piece?
A. Dante
B. Virgil
C. panter
D. she-wolf
239. Which of the following wild beast blocked
the main character’s ascent to the top of the
hill?
A. Leopard
B. Panther
C. Lion
D. She-wolf
240. Where in the world did the events of this
excerpt probably take place?
A. Heaven
B. Purgatory
C. Hell
D. Eart
241. What is the main character’s predicament
in this selection?
A. Wild beasts are going to eat him.
B. He cannot find his loved ones.
C. He is running out of time.
D. He does not know where to go.
242. What is the allegorical meaning of “The
Divine Comedy”?
A. Good people go to heaven while evil people
go to hell.
B. Man’s soul must undergo a long journey
towards God.
C. God sees the truth but waits before helping
man.
D. Heaven, hell and purgatory do not exist.
Read the excerpt below then answer questions
# 243-248.
The Brook
First time I passed by the brook, it filled my eye.
The second time, it was a tiny snake.
The next few times, I only heard a cry.
Behind me and I was afraid for my own snake.
- G. Bruce Bunao
243. The first line tells us that the brook
_________.
A. has gotten into the speaker’s eyes
B. has delighted the speaker
C. has much water
D. has less water
244. The second line tells us that the brook 250. The line from the Koran. “Woe to every
_______. backbiter, defamer” talks ________.
A. has a tiny snake A. anguish for those who defend
B. is dangerous unrighteousness
C. has much water B. misery for all who talk ill of others
D. has almost no water C. punishment for those who give unsolicited
advice
245. The third line tells us that the brook D. sorrow for those who oppose the opinion of
_________. their fellow
A. has no more water
B. glides on 251. Herodotus, a Greek historian wrote: “All
C. has less water Egypt is the gift of Nile.” He talks ________.
D. cries in pain A. geographically, the Nile gives abundance
to Egypt
246. What figure of speech is present in the B. the Nile is the capital of Egypt
second line? geographically
A. Simile C. the Nile gives abundant water to Egypt
B. Metaphor D. Egypt and Nile are one and the same.
C. Personification
D. Apostrophe 252. Shakespeare once said: But love is blind
and lovers cannot see; the pretty that they
247. What figure of speech is present in the themselves commit. What do the underlined
third line? words mean?
A. Metaphor A. Beautiful thoughts
B. Simile B. Amazing facts
C. Personification C. Careless acts
D. Apostrophe D. Nonsense words

248. Which among these ideas may best fit in 253. What figures of speech is used in the line
“The Brook”? “I wondered lonely as a cloud…”?
A. Love the Brook A. Alliteration
B. Take Care of Our Water Forms B. Personification
C. Conserve Your Money C. Simile
D. Kill the Snake in the Brook D. Metaphor

249. In Psalms 23 otherwise known as Psalms

of David, which meaning is closest to the line,
“He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
he leadeth me besides still waters”.
A. He will be provided peace and prosperity.
B. He will be given riches and mercy.
C. He will be known throughout the land.
D. He will always obey his master for His glory.
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